U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said Sept. 6 that the Bashar Al-Assad regime in Syria is again planning chemical weapons attacks, and Russia will likely offer support. She also lambasted U.N. Security Council members for not holding the Assad regime accountable. “[I] f the past is any guide, the Syrian and Russian […]
International
Coherent Afghanistan Strategy is Elusive
From In Homeland Security Three presidents have had to deal with Afghanistan and often made ambitious claims that the U.S. was making progress toward victory. However, none of the three chief executives defined that victory, articulated a clear path for ending the conflict or even described what peace would look like. Afghan Governance The Trump […]
Immigration, Refugees, Hospitality, and the Bible
From In Homeland Security The second decade of the 21st century is governed by crises of displacement and refugee resettlements. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) reports that one in every 113 people on earth is an asylum seeker, internally displaced or a refugee. From 2015 to 2016, over 8,000 men, women and […]
Groups Urge U.S. to Recognize Genocide in Burma
Human rights groups are calling on the U.S. government to reinstate sanctions against Burma (Myanmar) in response to recent military-led mass killings and other brutalities perpetrated against the largely Christian Kachin ethnic minority there, as well as the Rohingya. In the wake of a string of crimes against the Rohingya, a mostly Muslim ethnic minority […]
Experts: S. Korea’s ‘386 Generation’ Favors Kim Regime Over U.S.
Recent changes in the relationship between North and South Korea and dialogue between the United States and the Kim Jong-un regime earlier this year lead to uncharted territory. Directly affected by this is a generation of individuals in the South whose attitudes, politics, and experiences differ from their war-weary predecessors. Born after the Korean War, […]